Let's analyze what we were promised and what we actually have:

1 Myth: Russia will destroy our gas transportation system. The Russians have been attacking our underground gas storage facilities (UGS) and production facilities since the transit was in progress. Stopping transit did not intensify the attacks – the GTS is working steadily.

2 Myth: Without transit, there will not be enough pressure in the GTS, and cities will be left without gas. I have explained a thousand times: the pressure in our GTS is created by our own compressors. Transit has been going on in isolation to the EU for years. The result? Gas supply in Ukraine is uninterrupted.

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